Ali Yusuf

Ali Yusuf is a Horn Observer reporter covering southern and central Somalia. After a decade as a radio journalist, Ali joined Horn Observer in 2024.

Somaliland Police Kill 6, 18 Others Injured During Violent Burao Protest

HARGEISA, Somaliland (HORN OBSERVER) – The death toll from Thursday's violent protest in the city of Burao has climbed to at least six, most of them young people, according to local sources.

Somalia NCC Meeting Postponed Amid Political Disputes

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – The National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting, which was expected to officially open in Mogadishu tomorrow, Thursday, May 1, 2025, has been postponed.

Undocumented Foreigners Ordered to Leave Somaliland Within Three Days

HARGEISA, Somaliland (HORN OBSERVER) – The Ministry of Interior of Somaliland has issued an order targeting individuals without legal residency documents for Somaliland.

Jordan Bans Muslim Brotherhood Amid Terror Allegations, Extending Threat to Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – The Jordanian authorities have banned the Muslim Brotherhood, ramping up its crackdown on the Islamist group following the arrest of several of its members suspected of plotting large-scale attacks aimed at destabilizing the country.

Trump Administration Weighs Closing U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu As Al Shabab Gains Ground

GAROWE, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – The United States Government is reportedly considering closing the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, according to a New York Times report citing American officials.

Al-Shabaab Advances Near Mogadishu as International Partners Call for Unity Against Militants

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) — Al-Shabaab militants have made significant territorial gains in recent days, seizing control of the strategic Afgoye-Mogadishu and Mogadishu-Balcad corridors, effectively tightening their grip on the outskirts of Somalia's capital.

Somalia's President Narrowly Escapes Al-Shabaab Bomb Attack; Media Station Briefly Shutdown, Dozen Journalists Arrested

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud narrowly survived a bomb attack on Tuesday after his convoy was targeted by a massive explosive, killing several of his bodyguards and civilians, including an online journalist, in the Ceelgaabta neighborhood of Mogadishu.

IWD2025: Women Shaping Change in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Baraarug) – It is not easy to be both a journalist and a woman in Somalia. The country has been embroiled in protracted conflict for over three decades, leaving human rights and women's rights almost nonexistent. Journalists are targeted simply for telling the truth. Women's…

Al-Shabaab Issues Warning Against Land Auctions and Evictions in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Kaab TV/ HORN OBSERVER) – The Somali militant group Al-Shabaab has issued a warning against public land auctions and evictions in Mogadishu, delivering the message at the start of Ramadan.

Tortured, Threatened With Rape: Abdirahman Mumtaas's Ordeal in NISA Detention in Somalia

MOGADISHU (Baraarug) – Somalia's justice system remains weak and plagued by abuse of power. Young people who are detained often face a lack of due process and fair trials. Torture and other forms of mistreatment are widespread. Abdirahman Osman, a young man from Jowhar, shares his ordeal after…